A modest proposal: Guns for all

Recently, five S.C. state senators introduced a bill they call the Constitutional Carry Act. And everyone who cares about the Constitution, liberty, our children and the image of our state should be writing and calling their legislators to tell them to amend this bill to strengthen it and make it better. Let’s get serious about this.

Now, I’m sure all these senators are good people; I know they love their wives, their country, their dogs and their God. They have often proclaimed loudly their love for all of these — and our liberty and freedom, too. I take them at their word.

But this legislation is a sham — it’s a weak bill, with lots of loopholes that those who hate that most precious of all Constitutional amendments – the Second Amendment, which guarantees our right to keep and bear arms — will try to exploit for their own gun-hating, liberty-killing purposes.

Here is what the bill does; it removes the concealed-weapon training program, allowing everyone to carry a loaded firearm in public, with no permit, no training and no background checks.

And while this may sound good, in reality, it’s just a baby step. If we are serious about the Constitution, our liberty and protecting our children, then we must go further — much, much further.

Let’s start with the basics: As we all know, it’s all about “liberty,” and any attempt to limit or restrict guns in any way is a restriction on our freedom. We need more guns, more people need to have them and they all need to carry them everywhere they go. It’s the only way that we can protect our liberty.

Put very simply, so even the pinhead liberals can understand it: More Guns = More Liberty.

So, while we applaud these senators for taking up this issue, let’s not be timid. Let’s show real leadership and make South Carolina the “Liberty Loving Capital of America.”

Here’s how we do it, in five easy steps.

First, we strike the word “gun” from all state and local laws, rules and regulations. After all, if you can’t use the word, you can’t very well pass any bills that try to restrict our guns and our liberty. Let’s see the liberal, Ivy-League egghead types try to think their way out of that one.

Second, we should mandate that everyone must own and carry a gun at all times. What better reminder is there of our great heritage of liberty than to see a mother with four young children walking through Walmart doing her weekly shopping with a pearl handled .45 strapped to her hip? It makes me feel more “liberty-loving” just to think about it.

Third, we must not discriminate against the poor, even if that means setting up some sort of a “gun welfare” program. Would it cost the already-oppressed taxpayer a few extra bucks every April 15? Sure. But, as any red-blooded, liberty-loving person could tell you, firearms are the guarantors of our freedom — and freedom is not free.

Fourth, we need to start early, by teaching our children the value of liberty right along with their ABCs. And we can do that by giving them their own personal piece to carry in their book bag every day. Sort of like free text books or laptops, but with a liberty twist.

Who would not be proud of our children as they whip out their Second-Amendment specials and teach the playground bullies the lessons of liberty?

Fifth, and most importantly, our legislators need to lead by example. Every day they walk onto the State House and Senate floor they need to be packing serious heat. Then, any time they get all hot and bothered about some piece of legislation they are debating, “liberty” could break out on the floor for all to see. Heck, I’m getting all patriotic just thinking about it.

If “we the people” really get involved and tell our legislators to “get serious about liberty,” there’s no telling where it could lead.

We need to spread the blessings of liberty throughout our state — from the school yards and churches, to the bars and ball fields.

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I Cannot tell if Phil is for the 2nd Amendment or is not in his letter. He is wrong if he thinks the Constitutional Carry Act allows someone to purchase a firearm or apply for a CWP without a federal back round check...not happening. When it comes though to cancelling the 8 hour firearm course it is not a good idea. People who own a firearm and plan to carry it concealed or have it in their car should know the law and know how to use a firearm. What South Carolina legislators should be focusing on is passing legislation that prevents the Obama administration from infringing our our gun rights and amending our "Stand Your Ground" law, and that is where you definitely need to know the law. Legislators have gutted that law so much that if you use your gun for protection and someone is injured in an altercation or robbery, our SYG law does not protect you for standing your ground.

Phil Noble is NOT for our 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms 9mm. He is one of the anti-gun, "Liberal pinhead's" that he jokingly speaks of in his TIC letter above.

I'll keep my guns and my Bible Mr. Noble, thank you very much.
And you can keep your bad jokes.

BTW, wouldn't a lib like you be much happier in NYC?
What are you doing here in SC if all you do is make fun of it?
I think that just shows how ignorant you really are. If I were THAT unhappy in the place I lived in, I'd pack up and move.
It's just dumb to stay in a place where you are miserable, not to mention unwanted.
Just a thought. ;)

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This reminds me of the tasteless rantings of the anti American John David Rose and his "Nukes for everyone" contortion. Now with the same lust in his eye's and smirk on his face Phil falls flat with this latest attempt at "conversation".
In the new/old Marxist utopian vision no one has arms and the sheep are feasted upon by the wolves. The ruling class will turn a blind eye as they will have the security provided by the "Common Core" peasants. The same ones that will parish because they have no health insurance or care.
I am thankful that "We the People" are not as narrow minded and short sighted as Phil and his anti gun "click" are. We do see the tyrannical threat that is the progressive (pronounced regressive) ruling class. Gun control by executive order and infused in Obozcare, amnesty, as well as a whole host of other intimidating dictates (militarizing the police for one) from DC to end our inalienable "right". This right to keep and bare arms was acknowledged, not given to us by government.
You can see the shallow view of guns from the left. They believe that ever thing will be solved in a shoot out. According to Phil even playgrounds will be battlefields and shootouts will be as common as global warming. Then again they have tried desperately to make the west ward expansion in the 1880's into the wild west. That may be more true today as we see the who's who of gun control cities Detroit, Chicago, NYC, DC, Philly, and a liberal city near you with the highest gun related crimes.
Defending yourself against tyranny both foreign and domestic require a free, armed, trained, and educated populous. Some thing Marxist old and new cannot stand.

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